Sept. 28, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada The following is the last of four profiles on Jewish candidates running in the Quebec provincial election. We’ve also run profiles on Laura Azéroual, Yaniv Loran and Mélodie Cohn. MONTREAL – In the days leading up to the Oct. 1 Quebec election, incumbent D’Arcy […]
Liberal MNA David Birnbaum Pledges to Keep Representing Jewish Community Read More »
Sept. 18, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada The following is the third of four profiles on Jewish candidates running in the Quebec provincial election. For our profile on Laura Azéroual, click here. For our profile on Yaniv Loran, click here. With the Oct. 1 Quebec elections only a few weeks away, polls still
Jewish Candidate Mélodie Cohn Espouses the CAQ’s Values Read More »
Sept. 4, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada The following is the second of four profiles on Jewish candidates running in the Quebec provincial election. For the first, click here. MONTREAL – With the Quebec election campaign now officially underway, some more Jewish candidates have stepped up to the plate. B’nai Brith
Orthodox Jew Tries to Raise Profile of Virtually Unknown Quebec Conservatives Read More »
Hello theatre lovers! Thank you for your ongoing support of B’nai Brith Canada, and for your dedication to Montreal’s blossoming theatre scene! The 2018-2019 season promises to be truly unforgettable, and will include productions by the Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre (DWYT) players at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. Through the combined efforts of B’nai Brith
A Bintel Brief… A Night Out with B’nai Brith Canada & The DWYT Read More »
Aug. 22, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada The following is the first of four profiles on Jewish candidates running in the Quebec provincial election. For the second, click here. MONTREAL – While the provincial election campaign in Quebec will not officially kick off until Thursday, it is just as if the
Young Jewish Candidate to Challenge Finance Minister in Quebec Election Read More »
July 25, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Growing up in my era, professional wrestling was a big thing in Montreal. Grand Prix Wrestling was a huge draw at the Montreal Forum and special telecasts were often filmed at the local CTV studios. There was Mad Dog Vachon, Gilles “The Fish”
Pro wrestling icon uses his celebrity to speak out against bullying in Quebec schools Read More »
July 13, 2018 QUEBEC CONFIDENTIAL | By Mike Cohen B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – When YidLife Crisis made its debut as a web series just over three years ago, creators and stars Jamie Elman and Eli Batalion had no idea it would become the cultural phenomenon it is today. The series follows the hilarious antics of Chaimie (Elman) and Leizer (Batalion), childhood
YidLife Crisis Spawns New Documentary About Jews in Poland Read More »
June 13, 2018 By Mike Cohen Special to B’nai Brith Canada MONTREAL – Born in Poland, Sidney Zoltak was eight years old at the outbreak of World War II. Thanks to the bravery and kindness of a family of strangers who hid them in their barn, his family survived to the end of the war. Today, he
Montreal Holocaust Survivor Launches “Yiddish Ghetto Songs” Album Read More »
May 10, 2018 By Sara Gruszczynski Communications Associate B’nai Brith Canada After more than two years of planning, the McCord Museum in Montreal launched its Shalom Montreal exhibit last week, an effort to explore centuries of Jewish history in Canada and just in time to mark the start of the country’s inaugural Jewish Heritage Month. The exhibit, which
New Exhibit Celebrates the History of Montreal’s Jewish Community Read More »
April 10, 2018 Dear Friends, B’nai Brith Canada is pleased to invite you to our inaugural four-on-four basketball tournament in Montreal on Sunday, May 13, 2018, at the Côte Saint-Luc Gymnasium. The B’nai Brith B-Ball Tourney – Édition Montréal will provide an opportunity for basketball players to take part in a fun and fast-paced, round-robin tournament where teams play a
An Invitation to B’nai Brith’s Inaugural Montreal Basketball Tournament Read More »
